B41F 17/18
On curved surfaces of articles of varying cross-section
Official title: on curved surfaces of articles of varying cross-section, e.g. bottles, lamp glasses
B41F17/18 (On curved surfaces of articles of varying cross-section) appears on 72 US grants and 70 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41F- Granted patents
- 72
- Published applications
- 70
- Assignees
- 50
- Inventors
- 129
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 |
| 2016 | 9 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 | 7 |
| 2018 | 2 | 9 |
| 2019 | 7 | 12 |
| 2020 | 8 | 3 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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By later US patents
- Method for printing an image at multiple locations on a golf ball25US 9,283,443 B1Callaway Golf Company · 2016
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- Infeed system for container decorating apparatus23US 4,892,184 AVan Dam Machine Corporation · 1990
- Rotary system and method for printing containers20US 9,032,872 B2Plastipak Packaging, Inc. · 2015
- Bottle coating apparatus15US 3,999,509 AOwens-Illinois, Inc. · 1976